System vs Rebirth

After giving Elaine some food, Jessi waited until the heavy rain stopped before leaving Elaine alone.

Because of what she had done, Elaine's will to survive increased. However, her willpower alone wouldn't be enough.

The fatigue had caught up to her. In addition, the cold had become even more severe.

The voice of the people kept ringing in her head, her body became extremely weak, and her breath was unstable.

She looked like she was about to collapse soon. The hot sun couldn't be compared to the hot temperature of her body.

"Ha… Ha…" Elaine panted a few times. Her body started convulsing. Hunger and thirst might not have been a problem anymore, but her consciousness had become fuzzy.

'This is not good. I still have to continue.'

Elaine kept muttering inwardly, trying to persist as much as possible. But after grueling seven days, she passed out.

…

Two hours later.

Elaine opened her eyes, looking an unfamiliar ceiling.

'Mhmm? Aren't I supposed to be looking at the ground?' Elaine thought before snapping. She hurriedly rose from the bed and looked around, realizing that she was inside a house. And Jessi was in front of her, taking care of her. "What…"

"You passed out. Don't move too much for now. Your fever is still severe."

"What have you done? I have to go back! My family is at stake." Elaine tried to jump off the bed, but Jessi stopped her. "At least rest for a bit. It's been seven days, so the lord shouldn't be coming back soon."

Elaine wanted to refute, but the word stuck in her throat. Instead, she changed it into another question. "Why do you help me? Do you know that you'll be in trouble if you help me? I have done a lot of bad things to your territory!"

"It's your family, right? Not you personally." Jessi shook her head helplessly. "Besides, how foolish are you… If you want to repent, you should live on instead of dying. Death is just an escape. If you feel bad for people, you should spend your life making them happy. That's just my own thought… I think the nobles can't understand such a simple thing."

"That's… not true." Elaine bit her lips.

Looking at her grunted expression, Jessi stood up. "I won't stop you from going back, but eat something first."

Jessi went to the back to grab some food, leaving Elaine alone.

Elaine was contemplating. She had looked down on the people because they were uneducated or their lives were cheap. But because of Jessi, she thought she was the one imposing her own ideal on them.

Unfortunately, she didn't have a lot of time to think about it as the outside was bustling with people.

"…coming!"

"The Lord…"

"…coming!"

Elaine couldn't help but hear some voices from the outside. She raised her head, wondering why it suddenly became too noisy.

"The Lord is coming!"

panicked. Right now, she isn't kneeling in front of the mansion. In addition, if she stayed here, Jessi would

that she hadn't changed her

Jessi returned to her room, she only found

barefoot, trying to reach the spot

the moment she reached the mansion, Noel was already waiting for her. He was

instantly turned ghostly pale. As if

other, Elaine immediately kneeled once again, her body

not here?" Noel asked while pointing at the

didn't know what to say. Her family was at

"Don't tell me. There is someone

On the one hand, if she protected Jessi, her family would be destroyed. On the other hand, if she abandoned Jessi, it wouldn't change

hurriedly replied, "No. That's not

They all knew about what happened in the past few days, especially how Elaine continued to persist despite her

enough to even approach her. When she collapsed, Jessi was the one who brought her away and

true, then what explanation do you have for me? How are you going to explain that you're trying to escape from your punishment?" Noel

Elaine wanted to come up with something, but the fatigue was still too much for her body. She couldn't

walked toward her as his body leaked out some spiritual energy, pressuring Elaine. "Don't tell me. Despite all your

die because of this anyway, so

her! No commoner dared to refuse the order of a noble! A

was clear that she didn't mean it. In

applying more pressure. His eyes were

as the pressure was crushing down on her body. The road underneath her started to crack. Yet Elaine still raised her head, glaring at Noel as if telling him that she was

Her body was giving up. She persisted for a few seconds, but her consciousness

his sword and

pale. Some were trying to look away or bring the children

appeared and kneeled

at her while saying, "Are you the one helping

Jessi answered

silent for a

right to live. Just like how I, a lowly prostitute, am

all this. Once she is forgiven, the others will think lowly of this territory. They will think that this territory can be bullied, and all of you will

are the Lord the people need because you are kind, you help all of us. I don't want my lord to be known as the ruthless tyrant, even though you are just trying to help us. I believe that she has been punished severely. Instead of executing her, she should work for this land and make it better

her determined expression before glancing at the others. "Do you think the same? After all, all of you are the ones impacted the

Jessi was saying what they wanted to say. They didn't have the

front of Noel. He was the kid who threw a

to stop him, but looking at this kid, they saw several people falling to their knees, making

had witnessed Elaine's suffering in the past few days and how she remained still no matter what happened

for her

everyone was already kneeling on

subjects for a moment as if he were contemplating whether to execute or not. In the end,

a long minute, Noel finally sheathed

See whether she is useful or not," said Noel with a serious

Rose nodded and turned around. "Bring her inside and get

hurriedly moved. With this decision, they felt a bit relieved since they should be spared from any punishment as well because of what Jessi did. The